New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-01

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The starting time of the two yachts is as follows:
Thistle -1 1ofo2da.
volunteer -----..-------------.--- -lo'to'o%
The Thistle shows more stiffness than was ex-
pected of her. Not much more, If any, does she heel
over than thevounteer But the work OF the centre
board shows The Volunteer points higher and the
Thistle lies as close she can, and is pinched 2
good deal to do it the after leach OF her malnsali
But the jib holds the wind we'll. On the Volunteer
the mainsail and staysail Sc; fiat as braces. but
occasionally the jib spills the wind. On, I'm
set of the sails is exceedingly favorable. to
the Yankee samaker as 1t was IN the old day,
when rhe America taught English saiimakers
But it doesn't look like waIkover this time-so1
everybody thinks the m,nnte after the start ana a
is glad Of it, The Thiste' sails mag zap ou. sue
drives through the water as never cutter seen III
these waters did before. IL is we'll that there Is
Volunteer to sail against her. Is the general
abont that cup. The gap between the Thistle aud
Volunteer wIdcns, but slowly. slowly.
Still il would be viewed with alarm if it were not
seen that the sloop is steadily eating to the WIND
ward of the cutter and that Is an advantage
which tells terri ibly In windward WORK go
Fifteen minutes from the start lew VIII venture
of another fifteen minutes there Is no doubt aboutf
The Volunteer is ahead by virtue OF her windwaId
advantage although 70 landsman It wouia appear
skipper that he Is. noe, the best WORK ne caa wltn
the tier and loses never chance to gain loot
Sy the w sS fhs after anu leach
ma,nsa and her fOresraysail shakes that the boat
is sailing close the eye of the wind as she can.
mainsail and jlb fat as boards and only OCCASION
ally tremulOus motion IN the foot of the staysaii
1t epis the wind, still outpoints the enter ana
eats through the leaden lining of the sky and the
fog lifts, and the two yachts and the attenaant
fleet OF steamers tugs and steam-yachts eau al 10
seen.
SAILORS SIT AROUND AND ENJOY THE FIN.
In both sloop and cutter the sailors are all
seated near the weather rail. There is nothing
for them to do but watch things as long
as the tack is held. the helmsman dong all the
work. 1t is an occupation which must Afford
great deal more satisfaction to tho Swedes aud
NorweRians and Ellsworths Bayonne men than 1t
does to the Scotsmen. For with the soop ever
getting further and further to wndward the au-
jaeious Scots see the cup receding further and
further from them. and the tars on the Volunteer
The Thiste's men. as seen through glasses. look
gran and Respondent, the Volunteers men as
radiant as schoolboys out tor holiday But CAP,
taiH Half is too intent getting all possible speed
out Of his noble vessel to pay much attention 70 the
back-huIled cutter His men can grin at her all they
want to and crack jokes about her 10 their hearts
con emit. but he Keeps his clear gray eyes on the
trim of The sails and twists the wheel according TO
the indications they furnish for he means that TINS
A beautiful spectacle both boats present as they
lift their bows over the waves and then 1ali upon
them. crushing them into feathety makes: s'1rns
long " hite burrows from under their lees. lnsie
is not wind enough to put their leo rails nader.
but the dark waters make vicious jumps AZ then
and splash over the rails now and again aud some
their bows are blown over the deck. .
And now comes what will show how mach the
Thistle The Thistle goes around like typ at
11:49 standing of the Rock away shore; and ap-
prosches the Volunteer which st,I holds Inc star
teer she would cross her bow, but she didn't. she
passes under her stern and the distance between
them Is e near as be the
Volunteer has gained since tho start. Every oooy
sees it and rejoces at it, and the steamboats, al
most burst their brass throats in their exaitalon
livery body knows what 1t means.
VOW THE CUP is SURELY SAVE.
1t means that the cup Is safe. For If the Volun-
teer can beat the Thistle at this rate. while beating
against the wind the Thistle In running before the
wind, though her speed be phenomenal ut that, eau
neyer make good the difference. Pigeons were
started from the Electro to carry the glad hdings
to New-York. from thence to be flashed by electric
wires all over the broad land:
The Volunteer leads by third OF mile. Inc
cup is safe"
land and Scotland, where 1t VIII NOV DC
30 welcome The pigeons started of by ladies,
Mrs HEM tossing one into the air and MIS- Kort-
right another. The birds wheel twice around tho
flagship and then. az though realizing the impor,
them, they dart off in q bee line for New York,
But at 11:5l:4O the Volunteer spin around on
tack, aud the Volunteer has the lead
and the windward position. Thus early III
the race have all expectations OF g CLOS, contest
been dissipated much to the regret OF nearly every
body.
But somebody suggests that the Thistle may do
better on the port tack Doais; sometimes having
tric ofa iliro hef tack than another.
A little observation will soon show whetner she Gan
ornot No. apparently 1t ~ quite otherwise. S a'
ward than before, and the, Volunteer both
Sn.fo0ts and outpGInts, hSs 40 me sbv DSas
that she was beaten. Somebody observes that Cap
tain Barr is not the best sort Of man to sa,l q
losing He loses heart and is no longer ape 70
Sometimes Ss;' the Thistle appears to be much
r;nched aud then eased Oh too much; Yet saiied
against any other boat than the Volunteer the
fast and nothing would suggest that she was not
being handled to perfection.
THAT BOW or THE SCOTCH BOAT
Perhaps, too the critics are rght about that
bow of the Thistle. judging by the way she
pulls of to leeward as compared Win the
Volunteer. When she mounts wave 1t rises clear
ont of water and then hits back at it with savage
splash, almost burying her nose in foam IL Is said
that when that bow shoots out Of water there Is
= tsudency to fall of while going to wipdward, be-
o.,ea tho fore foot is 30 much cut away that
there "a nothing to hold her head TO the wind. Inc
when she res oysT h ws' SoS bas
80 nor cenrreboard holds her to windward
al Al 11:S5 the ntanla rounds in the wake OF tne
Thistle and starts off the same tack ensora hcw
- Joinpteer il leaving her. The litania II under
ainsail. lib and forestss sail and soon hois,s
after dating out to 1s eaf Snt soon
T,a.ovcrs tbst she IA flying at too high game ior
ths TSisle Is no soueh of boat though ta.i sns e
Volunteer does beat her. So the IItan IL gives
no and runs back to the wind up OF inc
,so '' tS,c - {, iesward q the Taisale
ssnkiDs up the wind with viii. b nsr s sessI
whistle tho Electra induigee N so%s Sscet.ous
IL ssiIs Il snd tHss after awhile mas the DESIRED
effect. Il DELAYED the Thistle very n' th.t there